What if you could decrease your flu symptoms naturally? If you prefer to use natural remedies during the cold and flu season, read on.

Influenza, otherwise known as the flu, can be debilitating and cause great suffering for you and your family. Botanicals and homepathic remedies can decrease your symptoms and ease the pain of the flu.

The first time I had the flu, I swore I had malaria. I even drove myself to the ER, just for them to tell me it was the Flu. I called my mother at 5:00 am crying and begging her to help me. Over the next three days, she helped me change the sheets four times and nursed me back to health. I missed ten whole days of work and thought I was dying. I took the medication that I knew at the time and slept the days away. Little did I know there were an alternative way and natural remedies would ease my symptoms and decrease the pain the next time I had the flu.

In this post, you’ll discover the symptoms of the flu, when to call the doctor, the herbs, and homeopathy I use to shorten the duration of the flu and ease the achiness.

What Are The Symptoms Of The Flu

High fever of 102-104

Severe achiness-(in fact, it used to be called breakbone disease)

A sore throat

A cough

Extreme fatigue

Lack of appetite

When to call the doctor for the flu

Signs of dehydration

High fever persisting (103.5 and over)

A severe headache

Stiff neck or pain in the back of the neck

Persistent vomiting

Fever for more than 4 days

A severe cough with chest pain and shortness of breath (could be pneumonia)

The achiness is usually what gives away the symptoms of the flu. If you feel like it may be something else, see a doctor right away.

In the United States, the flu usually hits between December and February. Adults 65 and older and children under 5 are at the greatest risk of developing flu-related illnesses. {read more here}

I realize the Flu is not to be taken lightly. If you are generally a healthy adult these remedies may be right for you.

Home Remedies For The Flu

Tinctures for the flu

A tincture is a concentrated liquid herbal extract taken 2-3x day in a 1/4 cup of water.

The #1 recommended remedy for the flu. I’ve used both the tincture and homeopathy. I prefer the homeopathic dose for quicker results.

#2 Crampbark {Viburnum opulus}

As suggested, crampbark is used for cramps and aches in the body.

#3 Jamaican dogwood {Piscidia piscipula}

As an analgesic, Jamaican dogwood can reduce pains in the body for cold and flu season and also works great for PMS.

#4 Elderberry Syrup- In one study, Elderberry Syrup was used to treat 60 patients suffering from influenza. “Symptoms were relieved on average 4 days earlier and use of rescue medication was significantly less in those receiving elderberry extract compared with placebo. Elderberry extract seems to offer an efficient, safe and cost-effective treatment for influenza.”

Homeopathy For The Flu

Homeopathy is my preferred way to shorten the duration of the flu. Keep in mind, your symptoms may increase for a moment and then they should improve within 20 minutes. Homeopathy can be tricky to use: read my post Everything You Need To Know About Homeopathy Here.

Homeopathy is based on the person symptoms. It is best to seek out a homeopath for the best results.

How do you know if boneset is right for you? Your symptoms would include:

Patient experiences a deep aching in the bones and even the eyeballs are sore.

May feel totally wiped out and unable to exert the least effort.

Is usually thirsty, especially as the chill begins to come on.

How do you take it?

Take Boneset 30c, wait 20 minutes take again and wait.. you should feel an improvement.

You can use herbal remedies with homeopathy.

Other homeopathic remedies are available as well if these symptoms do not match.

Teas For The Flu

Tea can be nourishing and hydrating when you are suffering from the flu. The following herbs can help reduce a fever and fill the body with vitamins and minerals during the cold and flu season.

Try these teas as a single cup or blend daily. Enjoy 3-4 cups if you’re able to sip on it.

Lemon Balm

Yarrow

Linden Flower

Elderflower

Catnip

Peppermint.

Conclusion

I agree the flu is not to be taken lightly. If your symptoms do not improve in 4 days or you feel uneasy, please contact your doctor. To be prepared, purchase Boneset 30c in preparation for when the flu hits your home this winter.

Have you ever wondered if homeopathy actually works?

Maybe you’ve tried those little sugar tablets with no relief.

Or you already believe, they will not work.

My first experience using homeopathy is when I had the flu for the second time in my life. I had a liquid form of boneset from a herbal course I enrolled in with Peeka Trenkle. I took one dose of the boneset and immediately felt relief and then.. I ran out! The bottle was empty. I couldn’t believe it, I rushed to Nature’s Pantry to discover they didn’t have any boneset in stock. The shift in symptoms was so dramatic, I knew it was from the homeopathic remedy.

What is homeopathy anyway?

“Homeopathy is a system of alternative medicine created in 1796 by Samuel Hahnemann, based on his doctrine of like cures like (similia similibus curentur), a claim that a substance that causes the symptoms of a disease in healthy people would cure similar symptoms in sick people.”

The remedies are so diluted that, based on chemistry, it is difficult to find any molecules of the original substance in the remedy YET, they are very mighty!

Safe enough for children and the elderly, yet potent enough you could create adverse effects if you do not know the principles.

What are homeopathic remedies made from?

Homeopathic medicine is made from minerals, plants, animals, poisons of animals, and bees and then diluted or successed {shaken.}

How is homeopathy made?

The first stage in preparing a homeopathic remedy is to create a tincture or “mother tincture” by diluting the material in vegetable alcohol. Then, the triturated mixture is repeatedly diluted and shaken or succussed for hours or days, depending on the potency or strength. This process of diluting and succussing is called potentization. The potentized homeopathic medicine is then added to lactose tablets or pills.

How does homeopathy work?

The Infinitesimal Dose

The more a remedy is diluted and succussed (vigorously shaken), the stronger it becomes a cure. For example, 1M is stronger than 6c. Always begin with 6 or 30c, unless working with a professional homeopath.

One theory is the succession creates an electrochemical pattern which is stored in the dilutant and spreads like a liquid crystal through the body’s own water.

A second thought is the dilution process triggers an electromagnetic imprinting which directly affects the electromagnetic field of the body.

You can purchase homeopathic tablets as 6, 9, 12, 24 or 30 c or x. I feel comfortable with purchasing 6c or 30c tablets for acute remedies.

How do you take homeopathy?

Tip a tablet into the lid of the bottle and tip into your mouth without touching it

Or tip-in on the palm of the person taking the remedy; try not to touch the remedy if you are giving it to someone.

Never put back any tablets that have fallen out

Try not to eat, drink or brush teeth for 10-20 minutes before or after taking a remedy

You should feel a shift occur if it is negative in any way STOP and reassess.

You may have an increase in symptoms and then it will resolve. If you are not seeing results don’t repeat. There should be a beginning, middle, and end to your symptoms.

Homeopathy medicine acts as a catalyst, the remedy stimulating the body’s own vital force to heal itself.

Do you use homeopathy with your family? Download my free cheat sheet to mark your symptoms BEFORE choosing a homeopathic remedy. By marking your symptoms and choosing the right remedy, you will have more success.

How to give homeopathy to children?

For Babies; Crush the tablet between two spoons and tipped dry on to the tongue. Or alternatively, dilute the small sugar pill in water and/or bottle. {clean any item with hot water so the next person doesn’t get the remedy}

Dilute in water and use a syringe to insert into their mouth

Dilute in milk, water or juice in a sippy cup

Place on a spoon to eat

Toddlers can put in their mouth with a spoon

Things that interfere with homeopathy?

Camphor (used as an ingredient in many cosmetics and salves, such as Tiger Balm, Blistex, Vick’s Vapor rub, Noxzema, Chapstick, Karmex, Sea Breeze, some shaving creams, liniments, and many other products which have a similar odor is a universal antidote and should be avoided.

Electric Blankets.

Certain Holistic therapies, such as acupuncture, craniosacral manipulation, polarity therapy, e.t.c. should not be used simultaneously with homeopathy.

Strong odors in the mouth or the environment at the time of taking the remedy can inactivate the homeopathic medicine. That’s why we recommend taking the remedy at least 30 minutes before or 1 hour after eating, drinking (water is allowed), chewing gum, brushing your teeth, and smoking.

Major dental work

Excessive, and in some cases even moderate consumption of coffee and stimulants

Street drugs, including marijuana

Tips for Homeopathic Dosing

Prescribe according to the urgency and unique symptoms- download your free cheat sheet

Use one remedy at a time

Avoid combined remedies

Stop if you see improvement

Start again if the same symptom returns; repeat as needed

If you have given 3-6 doses and have had no response, stop and reassess

Change the remedy if the symptoms change and/or get worse

Always seek professional help if your symptoms recur or do not improve

Homeopathy is really complex; use the Homeopathic Principles to guide you.

Law Of Similars-

“Let like be cured with like”

Any substance that makes you ill can also cure you.

By symptoms, the homeopathy means those changes that are felt by the patient or observer which may be associated with the disease.

The Single Remedy

The classical homeopathy gives one remedy at a time to gauge its effect more precisely than would be possible if two or more remedies were given together.

The Law of Cure

As someone becomes well, symptoms move from the innermost organs of the body to the outer organs

Cure moves from within to without

Cure takes place from above to below

Minimal Dose

Less is more, wait and see.

How little can I use and still produce a result?

Have you used homeopathy? Did it work for you? Tell us your story in the comments below!

xoxo

Tara

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Books I love

Kruzel; The homeopathic emergency guide

Castro, Amanda: Homeopathy for pregnancy, birth, and your baby’s first year

Panos: Homeopathic medicine at home

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